Justice Minister Paraskevopoulos visits Thessaloniki's courthouse
Justice Minister Nikos Paraskevopoulos on Monday said that he is prepared to sign the execution of an irreversible Supreme Court ruling for the compensation of relatives of victims of Nazi atrocities committed in Greece during WWII.
During his visit to Thessaloniki's courthouse, he clarified that the time of his signing will depend on the political negotiation taking place on the issue of reparations and on the outcome of certain legal issues.
The minister made the statements in response to comments he had made a few days ago concerning his belief that German property in Greece should be confiscated as compensation to the Nazi victims of the town of Distomo.
Referring to the Type C maximum security prisons he said that they will be abolished, underlining that security will not be jeopardized, but will ensure that detention conditions will not deteriorate.
As regards the reform of the Civil Procedure Code that caused strong reactions on behalf of the legal counsels, he said that the preexisting plan will be revised to achieve a middle ground, underlining the need for fair trial. He also said that special attention should be given to the cases of debtors who are in a tough spot not because of their own responsibility, but because of the economic crisis.
In the case of a young techical school student who is believed to have killed himself after continuous bullying, Paraskevopoulos said that the ministry cannot intervene in individual cases, and in this instance it needs to be dealt with first with the citizens protection ministry, then justice will take over.
